Rob
]]>Historic AviationWyvernfanhttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144508-Crowland-Aeroboot-and-Militaria-2018Request ..Valiant Leak Stoppershttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144507-Request-Valiant-Leak-Stoppers&goto=newpost
Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:31:42 GMTHi
Does anyone out there have an image or drawing of a Vickers Valiant Leak Stopper. The aircraft carried at least 4 of these items in holders above the AEO Station.Hi

Does anyone out there have an image or drawing of a Vickers Valiant Leak Stopper. The aircraft carried at least 4 of these items in holders above the AEO Station.
]]>Historic AviationGATEGUARDhttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144507-Request-Valiant-Leak-StoppersGladiator G-GLADhttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144505-Gladiator-G-GLAD&goto=newpost
Tue, 20 Feb 2018 16:56:07 GMTIs there any news on TFC's Glad? Is she still in France?
]]>Historic AviationBlack Knighthttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144505-Gladiator-G-GLADRCAF Hurricane Looking for Cockpit Photoshttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144500-RCAF-Hurricane-Looking-for-Cockpit-Photos&goto=newpost
Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:17:12 GMTDoes anyone have any period photos of the cockpit of an RCAF Hurricane? I've found only 1 and it's hard to make out the instrument panel clearly. Trying to figure out part/ref numbers for original instrumentation. If anyone has that info would be great as well. Thanks in advance.....
]]>Historic Aviationsalutewwiihttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144500-RCAF-Hurricane-Looking-for-Cockpit-PhotosHaddenham (Thame ) halts all aviation in housing development land grabhttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144499-Haddenham-(Thame-)-halts-all-aviation-in-housing-development-land-grab&goto=newpost
Mon, 19 Feb 2018 22:16:49 GMTThe historic little field at Haddenham, home to the Upward Bound gliding trust has been closed with immediate effect

''Just back from the British Gliding Association conference where the Upward Bound Trust won the award for most student pilots produced per instructor from all UK gliding clubs. The BGA CEO told me the landowner has planted a row of trees across the runway to stop the club operating. Whilst this notice and actions are in breach of the Landlord and Tennant Act in the long term they will be able to evict the club.'' John Brady- Facebook

So sad, and utterly depressing that recreational flying is under relentless assault in so many ways (threatened airspace loss, airfield destruction, insane licencing regime) and in so many locations. Haddenham and Halton are just a few miles apart, both charming grass airfields, and both seemingly with no future for aviation. Henlow too is under thread.......... then again, where isn't ?
]]>Historic AviationPropstrikehttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144499-Haddenham-(Thame-)-halts-all-aviation-in-housing-development-land-grab13 Hours that saved Britain (documentary)https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144498-13-Hours-that-saved-Britain-(documentary)&goto=newpost
Mon, 19 Feb 2018 19:55:59 GMTMight have been seen by many before, but it has some interesting shots from Battle of Britain incorporated, with some 'unused' footage

Chris
]]>Historic AviationSouthern Air99https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144498-13-Hours-that-saved-Britain-(documentary)Planning dispute on possible aircraft crash sitehttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144496-Planning-dispute-on-possible-aircraft-crash-site&goto=newpost
Mon, 19 Feb 2018 09:15:00 GMTDetails of a story that is developing quite fast in Nottinghamshire:
https://newarkadvertiser.co.uk/news/2018/02/18/travellers-move-onto-site-where-second-world-war-aircraft-is-believed-to-have-crashedDetails of a story that is developing quite fast in Nottinghamshire:

https://newarkadvertiser.co.uk/news/...o-have-crashed
]]>Historic AviationTwinOtter23https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144496-Planning-dispute-on-possible-aircraft-crash-siteHunters out and about tonight,,,https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144495-Hunters-out-and-about-tonight&goto=newpost
Mon, 19 Feb 2018 01:35:36 GMTWas just on one of the airborne tracking sites watching air traffic on the US East coast, and an unfamiliar aircraft listed as "ATAC Hunt" appeared, for about 5 seconds and vanished. So I waited several minutes and it re appeared, this time I got a chance to query the aircraft ident, it was a Hawker Hunter owned by ATAC, registration was N335AX. it had been up for almost an hr. according to the flight time, just hanging around Nags Head out to sea. a few minutes later a second Hunter appeared right alongside it and they flew alongside for about 10 mins at 390 knots then disappeared again. Second Hunter was N336AX. I waited a while longer but they never appeared again,, I assume they headed home for the evening. Seems that ATAC owns 10 hunters, amongst other types. They had 11 hunters but one seems to have had an accident off San Diego. This was the first time I have seen hunters fly recently in the USA, with the exception of the restored one that flew out of Manchester NH, it was pranged on its initial flight.
]]>Historic Aviationme109g4https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144495-Hunters-out-and-about-tonighthttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144494-When-Mitchell-s-bombers-sank-the-Ostfriesland&goto=newpost
Sun, 18 Feb 2018 22:36:02 GMTWhen Billy Mitchell proved that bombers alone could sink a capital ship, by sinking the ex-German battleship Ostfriesland off the Virginia Capes in 1921, was the Ostfriesland at anchor or simply drifting? I know it was stationary, but was it in water shallow enough that it could actually have been...When Billy Mitchell proved that bombers alone could sink a capital ship, by sinking the ex-German battleship Ostfriesland off the Virginia Capes in 1921, was the Ostfriesland at anchor or simply drifting? I know it was stationary, but was it in water shallow enough that it could actually have been anchored? The people running the demonstration did go to considerable effort to make sure the ship wouldn't become a navigational hazard if it was sunk, so I wonder if the usual explanation--that it was anchored--is in fact true.
]]>Historic AviationStepwilkhttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144494-When-Mitchell-s-bombers-sank-the-OstfrieslandTech question on inflation of main legs....https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144493-Tech-question-on-inflation-of-main-legs&goto=newpost
Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:51:42 GMTI was hoping someone might have some clues on our undercarriage leg inflation, the story is it went soft so we got the nitrogen and set about charging it. now the leg claims you charge it to 101 kgcm2 which I make nearly1450psi !!!!!!!! To me this sounds like a mighty lot of pressure so before we...I was hoping someone might have some clues on our undercarriage leg inflation, the story is it went soft so we got the nitrogen and set about charging it. now the leg claims you charge it to 101 kgcm2 which I make nearly1450psi !!!!!!!! To me this sounds like a mighty lot of pressure so before we blow it to pieces I thought I would see if anyone has experience of such things??? Its a Nord 856 so not very heavy, yes we do have manuals but they are not exactly for our unique aircraft and they are in French.

Any advice from the experienced would be great thanks.

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]]>Historic Aviationdh82jonhttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144493-Tech-question-on-inflation-of-main-legshttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144492-DH-115-Vampire-WW461-The-2nd-Pre-Production-T-11-(c-n-15002)&goto=newpost
Sun, 18 Feb 2018 19:46:09 GMTDoes anyone have any information on this particular airframe please (c/n 15002) ? The last time I came across WW461, in June 1961, she was sitting in a Kent garden, adjacent to a public house - not in a particularly 'loved' condition if I recall.

I know it was the 2nd 'Pre-Production' prototype. built at Christchurch & was used as a pre-evaluation airframe for the Royal Navy's 'Sea Vampire' - originally delivered to the Royal Navy in 'T22' configuration on 22/5/ 1952. I believe it was finally with the Fleet Air Arm at RNAS Culdrose as an instructional airframe & finally 'dispensed with' & put up for disposal on 15th November 1956, so less than 5 years before I saw her in that Kent garden.

I've searched for some time now for any reference to this particular airframe, to no avail. Does anyone on the Forum have access to Ken Ellis' invaluable 'Wrecks & Relics' for 1961 - 1965 period? I'm sure his first edition was in 1961, so may contain reference to this Kent-based airframe.

Any leads please ?
]]>Historic AviationR J A Taylorhttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144492-DH-115-Vampire-WW461-The-2nd-Pre-Production-T-11-(c-n-15002)https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144491-Duxford-Red-Baron-s-Engine&goto=newpost
Sun, 18 Feb 2018 19:35:55 GMTNot really in my field of interest but a couple of years ago the engine in the below picture arrived at Duxford from the refurb of Lambeth at the time the engine came with a sign board saying it was from the Red Baron's Fatal Fokker Triplane crash over time as things were shuffled around the sign board vanished and engine remained with no identifier.

On visiting Duxford today I noticed the engine (finally) had a new sign board saying it is a Italian 6 Cylinder engine from a flying boat even though the engine clearly has the 9 cylinders standard to the triplane engine please can anyone shed any light on if this is indeed the Red Baron's engine or something that has become repeatedly miss labelled?

Thanks for any help you can give, i did ask the guides at Duxford and they were none the wiser.

curlyboy

]]>Historic Aviationcurlyboyhttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144491-Duxford-Red-Baron-s-EngineReplica instrument panelshttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144490-Replica-instrument-panels&goto=newpost
Sun, 18 Feb 2018 17:13:22 GMTAnyone out there know where i can get a repro instrument panel specifically for a gnat rear cockpit instrument panel restoration or indeed a drawingAnyone out there know where i can get a repro instrument panel specifically for a gnat rear cockpit instrument panel restoration or indeed a drawing
]]>Historic AviationStacey24bhttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144490-Replica-instrument-panelshttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144489-Popular-Flying-magaine-June-amp-July-1936&goto=newpost
Sun, 18 Feb 2018 17:00:30 GMTDoes anyone have access to these two magazines ? Would you be willing to copy or scan several pages for me?
Thanks.....Does anyone have access to these two magazines ? Would you be willing to copy or scan several pages for me?

Thanks.....
]]>Historic AviationPlanemikehttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144489-Popular-Flying-magaine-June-amp-July-1936Help please with Heinkel 111 relicshttps://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?144488-Help-please-with-Heinkel-111-relics&goto=newpost
Sun, 18 Feb 2018 15:53:00 GMTHi
Would anyone please be able to help with the identification of what I am told are Heinkel111 relics, there are no numbers or markings present.
Thank you for any help given.Hi
Would anyone please be able to help with the identification of what I am told are Heinkel111 relics, there are no numbers or markings present.
Thank you for any help given.